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On Thursday’s show: The Texas General Land Office discriminated against communities of color in Houston and Harris County when choosing how to distribute Harvey recovery funds, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. We l…
Read MoreToday, I came across an eye-popping presentation by John Blount, P.E.. Blount served as Harris County’s Engineer for decades. He left his position last year after serving the Engineering Department for 34 years. The presentation discussed how new building regs adopted in 2009 (and later amended) reduced damage rates during Harvey by approximately 20X. Before/After […]
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Read MoreHere’s a regulatory update on the synchronization of flood regs in cities and counties throughout the region. Harris County can spend billions on flood mitigation, but if upstream communities keep sending more water downstream, we may never see improvement. That’s why Harris County Flood Control and Harris County Engineering launched an initiative to harmonize regulations […]
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Read MoreBrittany Eck, spokesperson for Land Commissioner George P. Bush, told the Houston Chronicle that the agency provided a 628-page document to HUD that …
Read MoreOn Wednesday’s Houston Matters:Â Could Harvey recovery efforts have been more equitable? A Northeast Houston group thinks so. We learn more.
Also this hour: We discuss the latests news in our weekly political roundup.
Then, Pres. Joe Biden has des…
The original deadline for Hurricane Harvey Homeowner Assistance applications has been extended from this Friday to New Year’s Eve at 5 P.M. Applications do not have to be completed by then, just started by then. So if you still hope to receive aid, move quickly. Money is running out and eligible applications will be prioritized […]
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Read MoreThree-star offensive lineman Calvin Harvey from Missouri City, Texas, announced Tuesday he would be flipping his commitment from Louisiana Tech to …
Read MoreOklahoma State football picked up another big commitment on the offensive line Tuesday as Missouri City (Tex.) Ridge Point 2022 tackle Calvin …
Read MoreThe Texas General Land Office (GLO) has announced that the public comment period for the first amendment to the state’s action plan for Community Development Block Grants for Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) will close in twelve days – on September 29, 2021. The GLO first posted the amendment to its $4.3 billion action plan on August 23rd. […]
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Read MoreIn August 2017, Sally Geis and her husband JG watched as Harvey’s floodwaters crept over the San Jacinto West Fork river bank. They thought they would be safe. But soon rising water turned to raging water. As they moved upstairs, they took a hatchet. JG said it was to kill snakes that got in the […]
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